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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS (Continued)
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION HAZARD
RATINGS:
HEALTH HAZARD: 0 (material that on exposure under fire conditions
would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible materials); 1
(materials that on exposure under fire conditions could cause irritation or
minor residual injury); 2 (materials that on intense or continued exposure
under fire conditions could cause temporary incapacitation or possible
residual injury); 3 (materials that can on short exposure could cause
serious temporary or residual injury); 4 (materials that under very short
exposure could cause death or major residual injury).
FLAMMABILITY HAZARD: 0 Materials that will not burn under typical
fire conditions, including intrinsically noncombustible materials such as
concrete, stone, and sand. 1 Materials that must be preheated before
ignition can occur. Materials in this degree require considerable
preheating, under all ambient temperature conditions, before ignition
and combustion can occur 2 Materials that must be moderately
heated or exposed to relatively high ambient temperatures before
ignition can occur. Materials in this degree would not under normal
conditions form hazardous atmospheres with air, but under high
ambient temperatures or under moderate heating could release vapor
in sufficient quantities to produce hazardous atmospheres with air. 3
Liquids and solids that can be ignited under almost all ambient
temperature conditions. Materials in this degree produce hazardous
atmospheres with air under almost all ambient temperatures or,
though unaffected by ambient temperatures, are readily ignited under
almost all conditions. 4 Materials that will rapidly or completely
vaporize at atmospheric pressure and normal ambient temperature or
that are readily dispersed in air and will burn readily.
INSTABILITY HAZARD: 0 Materials that in themselves are normally
stable, even under fire conditions. 1 Materials that in themselves are
normally stable, but that can become unstable at elevated
temperatures and pressures. 2 Materials that readily undergo violent
chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures. 3 Materials
that in themselves are capable of detonation or explosive
decomposition or explosive reaction, but that require a strong initiating
source or that must be heated under confinement before initiation. 4
Materials that in themselves are readily capable of detonation or
explosive decomposition or explosive reaction at normal temperatures
and pressures.
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR: Much of the information related to
fire and explosion is derived from the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA). Flash Point - Minimum temperature at which a
liquid gives off sufficient vapors to form an ignitable mixture with air.
Autoignition Temperature: The minimum temperature required to initiate
combustion in air with no other source of ignition. LEL - the lowest
percent of vapor in air, by volume, that will explode or ignite in the
presence of an ignition source. UEL - the highest percent of vapor in air,
by volume, that will explode or ignite in the presence of an ignition
source.
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
Human and Animal Toxicology: Possible health hazards as derived
from human data, animal studies, or from the results of studies with
similar compounds are presented. Definitions of some terms used in this
section are: LD
50
- Lethal Dose (solids & liquids) which kills 50% of the
exposed animals; LC
50
- Lethal Concentration (gases) which kills 50% of
the exposed animals; ppm concentration expressed in parts of material
per million parts of air or water; mg/m
3
concentration expressed in weight
of substance per volume of air; mg/kg quantity of material, by weight,
administered to a test subject, based on their body weight in kg. Other
measures of toxicity include TDLo, the lowest dose to cause a symptom
and TCLo the lowest concentration to cause a symptom; TDo, LDLo,
and LDo, or TC, TCo, LCLo, and LCo, the lowest dose (or
concentration) to cause lethal or toxic effects. Cancer Information:
The sources are: IARC - the International Agency for Research on
Cancer; NTP - the National Toxicology Program, RTECS - the Registry
of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances, OSHA and CAL/OSHA. IARC
and NTP rate chemicals on a scale of decreasing potential to cause
human cancer with rankings from 1 to 4. Subrankings (2A, 2B, etc.) are
also used. Other Information: BEI - ACGIH Biological Exposure
Indices, represent the levels of determinants which are most likely to be
observed in specimens collected from a healthy worker who has been
exposed to chemicals to the same extent as a worker with inhalation
exposure to the TLV.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
EC is the effect concentration in water. BCF = Bioconcentration Factor,
which is used to determine if a substance will concentrate in lifeforms
which consume contaminated plant or animal matter. TL
m
= median
threshold limit; Coefficient of Oil/Water Distribution is represented by
log K
ow
or log K
oc
and is used to assess a substance’s behavior in the
environment.
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
U.S. and CANADA:
ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, a
professional association which establishes exposure limits.
This section explains the impact of various laws and regulations on the
material. EPA is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. NIOSH is
the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, which is the
research arm of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA). WHMIS is the Canadian Workplace Hazardous Materials
Information System. DOT and TC are the U.S. Department of
Transportation and the Transport Canada, respectively. Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA); the Canadian
Domestic/Non-Domestic Substances List (DSL/NDSL); the U.S. Toxic
Substance Control Act (TSCA); Marine Pollutant status according to the
DOT; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund); and various state regulations.
This section also includes information on the precautionary warnings
which appear on the material’s package label. OSHA - U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
EUROPEAN and INTERNATIONAL:
The DFG: This is the Federal Republic of Germany’s Occupation Health
Agency, similar to the U.S. OSHA. EU is the European Union (formerly
known as the EEC, European Economic Community). EINECS: This is
the European Inventory of Now-Existing Chemical Substances. The ARD
is the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of
Dangerous Goods by Road and the RID are the International
Regulations Concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail. AICS
is the Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances. MITI is the
Japanese Minister of International Trade and Industry